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Empire of Man Witch Hunter on the workbench

I was placing an order with Games Workshop and looking for something to add to ensure I could get free delivery. I found the online only Empire of Man Witch Hunter which I thought for £9 was cheap for Games Workshop.

Witch Hunters are ever vigilant for outbreaks of rebellion and myriad evil threats. These religious warriors roam the land in the service of all the great churches and temples, intent upon casting out that which their patron considers most evil.

This kit contains 3 metal components.

It took a while to arrive, as I ordered with a made to order model.

Ammo Runts have arrived

Back in February I placed an order for a Made to Order special, some Ammo Runts from Games Workshop. These models were originally sculptured back in 2008. They are from different models, and at one point were quite rare.

As these are Made to Order specials they take a while to arrive, in theory anything up to 180 days from when you place the order, mine arrived in about 80 days.

These were originally part of a Kaptin Baddrukk and Ammo Runts boxed set which was released for a very short time. Some of these were resin (finecast) models, but with the made to order release they are all metal castings.

These are in some instances multi-part kits and will need cleaning and glueing before they can be undercoated.

Terracotta Jade Warriors

When I made a trip to Warhammer World in June 2025 I was pleased to see the then new models for the Army of Grand Cathay for Warhammer Old World on display. I really liked the Cathayan Sentinel especially the paint job which made it look like it was terracotta. I also saw a posting on the Warhammer Community site about where Lewis from the Warhammer Studio had painted some Jade Warriors as terracotta warriors.

I started thinking about creating and painting a whole army in this style, so I bought a Cathayan Sentinel and the Grand Cathay Battalion.

I started constructing the Jade Warriors.

There are quite a few parts for each model. You can construct the Jade Warriors either holding swords or armed with halberds.

I noticed that after making them, that they were facing in the wrong direction, so I removed them from their bases and stuck them, now facing the right direction.

Next step will be to make some more models.

Painting the base coat of the Tallarn Deathstrike

On a recent visit to Warhammer World I picked up a Deathstrike kit. This is an online only model.

This Deathstrike is based on the Chimera APC hull and can either be built as a Deathstrike platform or as a Manticore multiple rocket platform. This was originally released back in 2010 and unlike many other vehicles that were based on Epic models, a version was never released by Forge World. The Epic version does have a much bigger missile, however that always looked like a strategic missile, rather than a battlefield tactical missile.

My plan is to paint this as a Tallarn Deathstrike to go with my Tallarn infantry.

Having constructed the model the next step was the primer and then the base coat.

I gave the model a light spray of Citadel Wraithbone spray before then giving it a proper base coat of Army Painter Desert Yellow Spray.

I would have used a Zandri Dust spray, but I didn’t have a can. A tricky model to paint as there are quite a few overhangs and other areas where the spray could miss.

The next stage will be to give the model a wash to add shadow, so will be shading the model using Seraphim Sepia Shade.

The rocket itself I gave that a spray of Citadel Leadbelcher.

I left the tracks off the models and will paint them separately. With the tracks I will use a similar method to how I painted the tracks of my Land Raider models, first will be a spray of Mechanicus Standard Grey. Then the tracks will get a heavy drybrush of Gorthor Brown. The tracks, once dry, will have a wash of Agrax Earthshade Shade. After painting and shading them, they will be drybrushed them lightly, first with Leadbelcher and then a very light drybrush with Terminatus Stone.

Deathstrike Hatch

On a recent visit to Warhammer World I picked up a Deathstrike kit. This is an online only model. My plan is to paint this as a Tallarn Deathstrike to go with my Tallarn infantry.

The kit went together very easily. Though looking at the photographs I took recently realised I left off the front hatch. So I fixed that.

Next step is priming and base coating.

Constructing the Tallarn Deathstrike

On a recent visit to Warhammer World I picked up a Deathstrike kit. This is an online only model.

My plan is to paint this as a Tallarn Deathstrike to go with my Tallarn infantry.

The kit comes with two sprues, one for the hull and one with the specific components to convert the base Chimera chassis for the Deathstrike and the Deathstrike missile as well. As this kit can be built as a Manticore, there are additional components for that version as well.

The kit went together very easily. Though looking at the photographs I realised I left off the front hatch.

I left off the tracks to paint them separately, the same went for the missile. In theory the firing platform can be raised, but I am not sure if that will survive the painting process.

Plastic Somua S35

On the cover of Wargames Illustrated this month was a free plastic sprue from Battlefront, either a British Light Tank or a French Somua S35. On my magazine was the Somua S35.

This Somua S35 was on display at the Bovington Tank Museum.

I will probably try to recreate this camouflage pattern.

The Somua S35 was a French cavalry tank of the Second World War. Built from 1936 until 1940 to equip the armoured divisions of the Cavalry, it was for its time a relatively agile medium-weight tank, superior in armour and armament to its French and foreign competitors, such as the contemporary versions of the German Panzer III medium tank.

This is a nice little kit and it went together really easily.

The next step was a base coat of Wraithbone.

I took a photograph of the Char 2C next to the Somua S35 medium tank. The Char 2C was a huge tank in comparison.

Undercoating the French Char 2C

The Char 2C was developed during the Great War, but did not enter operational service until after the war. It was a heavy tank landship designed for the trenches of the First World War.

Battlefront announced that they were releasing models of the Char 2C. They were delayed for a while. However, in the end I pre-ordered a box, who wouldn’t.

You get three models in the box, these are resin kits with metal parts. After constructing the models, the next stage was undercoating the models.

After giving the models a white undercoat, I then gave them a base coat of Wraithbone Spray.

I think this might be lighter than I thought it would be. However I am planning to use a wash on the models. I am attempting to recreate this paint scheme.

The Char 2C is quite a big tank and I took a photograph of the Char 2C next to a Somua S35 medium tank.

The next stage will be the green camouflage pattern.

Undercoating the Snotlings

I’ve always liked snotlings, the snotling pump wagon is probably my favourite model of all time. On a recent visit to Warhammer World I picked up a box of snotlings. The box contains 28 individual metal snotling miniatures, which fill four bases to create mobs. There are some wonderful characters in the collection.

The first stage was cleaning the metal castings. I decided I would paint them on the casting sprue and then attach then to the bases.

I used some wooden pegs to hold the castings and make them easier to manage when painting and when drying.

I gave all the models a white undercoat using a Citadel White Spray.

The next stage will be to base coat them, I think I will use a contrast paint on these models.

Preparing the snotlings

I’ve always liked snotlings, the snotling pump wagon is probably my favourite model of all time.

On a recent visit to Warhammer World I picked up a box of snotlings. The box contains 28 individual metal snotling miniatures, which fill four bases to create mobs. What is nice is that there are no duplication of miniatures, so you have 28 unique models.

The first stage was cleaning the metal castings. I think I will paint them on the casting sprue and then attach then to the bases.